To search for the old is to understand the new..

You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning karate is not very different f….

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour..

When two tigers fight, one is certain to be maimed, and one to die..

True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devo….

What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember fo….

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants..

The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object ….

No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as….

One whose spirit and mental strength have been strengthened by sparring with a never-say-die attitude should find no challenge too great to handle. O….

Spirit first, technique second..

You must ignore the bad and adopt the good..

In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose..

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata i….

When you look at life think in terms of karate. But remember that karate is not only karate -- it is life..

You must be deadly serious in training. When I say that, I do not mean that you should be reasonably diligent or moderately in earnest. I mean that y….

Apply the way of karate to all things. Therein lies its beauty..

Karate is like boiling water: without heat, it returns to it's tepid state.

When there are no avenues of escape or one is caught even before any attempt to escape can be made, then for the first time the use of self-defense t….

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced..

Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation..